Renting in Woking

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The average rent in Woking is £1,400/mo, with 1,438 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Woking rental appears.

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Renting in Woking

What it costs to rent in Woking

Woking currently has 1,438 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,400 a month. 139 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 32% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is GU3 at around £850/mo, while GU23 sits nearer £2,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Woking rental market at a glance

1,438

Active rentals in Woking

£1,400/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Woking

Median monthly rent, based on 1,438 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,250/mo	447
2 bed	£1,650/mo	398
3 bed	£2,050/mo	228
4+ bed	£3,900/mo	153
Room	£780/mo	155

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Woking rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Woking. Latest: £1,615/mo (Mar 26, -1.1% YoY).

Latest

£1,615

Mar 26

Annual

-1.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,302

Apr 21

Total change

+24%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Woking pay goes on rent?

Renters in Woking spend an estimated 51% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,615/mo

£19,380/yr

Median pay

£38,172/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

51%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Woking

Most Woking homes sit in Band D. The weighted average works out close to Band D–E across 44,340 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.32

≈ Band D–E

Stock

44k

44,340 properties

A
1%340
B
8%3,740
C
25%11,220
D
28%12,470
E
14%6,320
F
9%4,200
G
12%5,230
H
2%820

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Woking

74% of Woking premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

74%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

92%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

475 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
74%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Woking), July 2025, covering 43,817 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Woking homes

51% of Woking homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

51%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

49%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

39k

39,211 EPCs

A
0%184
B
13%5,078
C
37%14,611
D
37%14,506
E
10%4,032
F
2%677
G
0%123

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Woking. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Woking

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Woking centroid. The five closest:

1
The Park School
Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led · GU22 7AT
0.36 mi
2
Maybury Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · GU21 5DW
0.45 mi
3
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking
Primary · Voluntary aided school · GU22 7AX
0.51 mi
4
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit · GU21 6NT
0.55 mi
5
The Horsell Village School
Primary · Academy converter · GU21 4QQ
0.63 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Woking centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Woking

Flats & apartments

714

59% of listings

Houses

336

28% of listings

Rooms

155

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Woking — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 44% of the 349 houses currently advertised in Woking.

Terraced
44%153
Detached
23%79
Semi-detached
20%71
Other house
9%33
Bungalow
4%13

Rent by postcode

Where Woking rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,304 live listings in 13 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Woking

1GU23£2,500/mo7 rentals
2KT16£2,250/mo5 rentals
3GU16£1,800/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Woking

1GU3£850/mo3 rentals
2KT14£998/mo18 rentals
3GU21 5JG£1,101/mo4 rentals

Features · Woking

Garden, parking, and floor area in Woking

Live signal across 1,438 Woking rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

83%

of 332 Woking listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

91%

of 473 Woking listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Woking

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Woking has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 94 of 94 postcode districts analysed, the median was 151 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Woking is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

151 crimes per area (median)
94 of 94 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Woking’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Woking

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Horsell has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Woking.

Knaphill
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (72) · pop. ~16,000
11
per 1k
Byfleet
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (13) · pop. ~7,000
6.6
per 1k
Horsell
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (8) · pop. ~10,000
2.4
per 1k
West Byfleet
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (22) · pop. ~10,000
6.2
per 1k
Goldsworth Park
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (36) · pop. ~14,000
7.4
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Woking listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Woking.

Rightmove

632

OpenRent

302

OnTheMarket

217

SpareRoom

155

PrimeLocation

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Woking — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Woking?

The median rent in Woking is £1400/month based on 1438 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Woking?

There are currently 1438 rental properties available in Woking, with 139 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Woking safe for renters?

Woking has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 151 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Woking?

The most commonly reported crime category in Woking is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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